numerous major political changes. The main event that led to the spark of World War I was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Who was the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne (Willmott, 2003). Archduke Franz Ferdinand was a friend to Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany, the two met in mid-June 1914 to discuss the situation in the Balkans. Two weeks later, on June 28, Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie, were in Sarajevo to inspect the imperial armed forces in Bosnia-Herzegovina (Taylor, 1998)
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militarism and nationalism. However the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the most immediate cause. The alliance system in Europe linked countries together in larger groups. Germany’s alliance with Austria- Hungary was responsible for turning the war into a global crisis instead of a local one. Germany pledged to support Austria unconditionally in Austria’s punishment to Serbia for the Assassination of Franz Ferdinand. Russia sent out a partial mobilization when they heard their
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was mainly fought between the members of the Triple Alliance (Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy) and the members of The Triple Entente (Great Britain, France, and Russia). Eventually, countries such as the USA joined in. Rivalries between countries, arguments over empires, an arms race are the causes of the European tensions that lead to the war. A cause thought to spark the war was the shooting of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, next in line to the Austro-Hungarian throne, by a Serbian terrorist in
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Entente was made up by Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy. The Triple Entente was formed in 1907, not because of the camaraderie between the three nations, but because of the growing threat of German and Austrian hostility. England was engaged in a naval arms race with Germany that was started in 1870, and France sought the return of the provinces of Alsace and Lorraine after their loss to Germany in the Franco-Prussian war in 1871. Russia's main dispute was with Austria over control of the Balkans
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dispute. Whilst other contributing factors; the assassination of the Austrian Archduke, rivalries and the web of alliances, were among the undoubtedly important influences, it is evident that the “The Glory of War” concept is the most significant cause that ultimately led to the First World War. The spark that ignited the First World War occurred in June of 1914 and was the assassination of the Austrian Archduke, Franz Ferdinand, and his wife in Sarajevo. Their visit to the Bosnian city occurred shortly
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War I was the assassination of Austria's Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie. The assassination occurred on June 28, 1914 while Ferdinand was visiting the city of Sarajevo in the Austro-Hungarian province of Bosnia-Herzegovina. Although Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the nephew of Austria's emperor and heir-apparent to the throne, was not very well liked by most, his assassination by a Serb nationalist was viewed as a great excuse to attack Austria-Hungary's troublesome neighbor, Serbia.
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Germany, Austria-Hungary and Russia. Many of the reasons as to why war broke out were built up over years and even decades thus, were long term causes. However, a handful of events occurred over a few months and years prior to the event, consequently were short term causes. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his pregnant wife, acted as a trigger that ultimately led to war breaking out. As a result of this T.F. Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. The assassination gave Austria-Hungary
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one sparked with the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand, and his wife, Sophie. Ferdinand was heir to the Austria-Hungary throne. The killer, a nineteen-years-old Bosnian Serb, Gavrilo Princip, was part of a Serbian terrorist group called “Young Bosnians”, in association with the “Black Hand”, a Serbian government terrorist movement. Few people foresaw that a cataclysmic world war would soon follow. After the assassination, Germany encouraged Austria-Hungary not to deal with the Serbs, but
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War 1 was the assassination of Austria's Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie. The assassination occurred on June 28, 1914 while Ferdinand was visiting the city of Sarajevo in the Austro-Hungarian province of Bosnia-Herzegovina. Although Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the nephew of Austria's emperor and heir-apparent to the throne, was not very well liked by most, his assassination by a Serb nationalist was viewed as a great excuse to attack Austria-Hungary's troublesome neighbor, Serbia.
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n late June 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated by a Serbian nationalist in Sarajevo, Bosnia. An escalation of threats and mobilization orders followed the incident, leading by mid-August to the outbreak of World War I, which pitted Germany, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire (the so-called Central Powers) against Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy and Japan (the Allied Powers). The Allies were joined after 1917 by the United States. The four years of the Great War–as
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